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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

the public highways Of this State, with
tire not less than 81 inches,
for hauling loads not exceeding eight
hundre pounds in weight, for the year
ending on the first day of June, \. ID.
1854, and each succeeding year there
after. shall receive rebate OF one
fourth of their assessed highway taxes.
for the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-four, and in like manHCr each
succeeding year thereafter.
SEC. 2. Any erson complying with
the provisions " section one Of this act,
who shall make and subscribe to al
affidavit that he Or she has for the last
preceding year of June first, eighteen
hundred and eighty-four, or on the
first day Of June on any succeeding
year thereafter, have used only such
wagons with rims not less than three
and one-half inches in width, for haul
ing loads not exceeding eight hundred
pounds in weight on the public
highways of this State, shall be credit
ed 10y the overseer Of highways, of the
road district in which such persons re-
sides, with one-fourth of the road tax
assessed, and levied, on heproperty Of
such person III the road district, in
which such persons reside. AMI any
oyerseer of the highways is hereby au-
thorizel 10 administer such oath.
Approved June s, 1883.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

'Why don't you telephone to him, my
dcarP asked the husband.
IN never touch that telephone again.
Why
Never you mind You send and have
it taken right out, pulled out by the
roots"
lie couldn't make out what the trouble
was. But know. \ woman is so per.
fcctly sure of everything that ii knocks
her down every time TO find She is mis-
taken She walks into Il store so entirely
satisfied of the accuracy of her movements
that she feels insultcd when she is told She
is in the wrong place. 1t is the propric.
tor that is to blame for being where She
thought somebody else was And when
the lady in question went to the telephone
that morning is was just some such perfect
certainty that brought about the sad cX.
pcricncc she complained about. She had
had some trouble with her servant and she
wanted new one. So she opened her
telephone book and found the pumbor If
an employment office. She rung the bell
and requested communication with No
/. 151 ,G29. That was The number. sure
SO she was placed in communication. She
put her mouth 10 the instrument and
simply said:
"IIcllop
Hello" came back.
81 want a girl. she said.
so do /. answered decided male
voice. She had struck commission mor-
chant on Front street.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
AVA made I'm the conditions of a certain mort
gage, made and executed by John w. Ronine
ana LOvina ROmine, his wife, to William but
ton. dated October 2st, 1892, and corded
October 2}rd. 1882, in Libcr ~ of mortgages. on
page = in the office of the register of deeds for
Gratiot county, Michigan, for the sum OF Two
Hundred Dollars on the following described
land to-wit: The east half liz Of the west
half liz of the southeast quarter Ia OF sect
ion twcnty-fOur ga in township twelve ~
north, OF range four q west. in Gratiot county
Michigan; end the said W lillian Dutton having
departed this life on or about the 3Oth day OF
October. 1884. leaving last will and testament
which was proved ana probated In the probate
court for The county of Lenavee, and tho cx-
ecution thereof committed TO Charles VI. Crcs-
well ana Frank w. Clay, or the survivor of
them, who have gwen bond and entered upon
the duties thereof; and whereas, there is claim
ell 10 be due and unpaid nj the date of this
notice, for interest, the sum OF Sixty-fUur Dol
lars, and the further sum OF Ten Dollars and
twenty cents for taxes paid for the years
1888 aud lnS4-mnking total sum nc and un-
paid on said mortgage OF SCVenty-fCur dollars
ana twcuty-nne cents, and no proceed ngs
either at law or in equity having been institut-
cd TO collect the whole or any part Of said debt
secured 10y said mortgage,
Now therefore. 10y virtue of the power of
sale IN said mortgage contained, and of the
statute in such cnse made aud provided notice
" hereby given that said mortgage will be
f0rpcloscd by sale of the land and premises
above described. at public auction or vendue
10 the highest bidder, at the north front door
Of the Gratiot county court house, In the viii
luge of Ithaca. Michigan, on the 5th day OF
August fSS1, M ~ O'Clock I'm the foreno for
the purpose of satisfying the said amount due
ON said moItgaQc. with interest and all legal
costs. together 9Th mn attorney fee II fifteen
dollars. a. provided by statute. said sac will
hc made suhicc' to tho principal sum OF two
hundred dollars not yet due. aud interest on
the samc fiom and after the 2ist day OF Oct
ober, 1856.
Dated. Nay 9Th. 1851.
FRANK w. CLAY.
Surviving rxcoiitur of the lnst viii ana ,e.,
amcnt OF William Duftou deceased.
MARCUS PoLLAsKY Attorney for Executor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

REORlGAGE SALE.-Det0ult having been
1VI made in the conditions of a certain
mortgage. made and executed 10y charles l.
HiidIctn and Marietta Is. liidrcth. his wife. "a
William ID. Clark. dated October Plat \, ID. lss2
ana recorded In the office Of the register of
deeds of Gratlot county, Michigan, on the 2ird
day of October. le~2 i'm libcr 40 of mortgage
'ou pugr g on which mortgage there i claim
ii 10 he due al the date OF This notice, tor in
tcrc~t, the sum of two hundred and thirty dol
lars and scycntN-sIN cents lS2jOsG besides an
attorney fec ct hitccn dollars provided 10y
statute. and no preceding AT law or in
equity having been instituted 10 collect the
whole or any part of tho debt secured by said
mortgage, Now, therefore, by virtue of the
power of sale i'm said mortgage contained,
aud Of the statute in such case made and pro
vidcd. notice is hereby given that on the 10Th
day of September lHS1 at two o'clock in the
afternoon, at the north front door OF the GRAFT
lot county court house, IN the village of Ithaca
ard said state at Michigan, for the purpose OF
torcciO~ing said mortgage, there Will be offered
for sale a public Yeudue TO the highest bidder.
tho premises ia '0ld mortgage described, or
80 much thereof as shall bc necessary to
satisfy the amount due on said mortgage with
interest thereon at the rate specified in S0id
Cf sue including The said attorney tee provid-
ed 10y statute. That j. To say the following
piece or parcel Of l0nd situated in the county
of Graiot and state Of Michigan. and dcscrb-
ed as FOL ows w; The east one bali - OF the
southwest quarter q u of section thirty-tOur
81 ia township twclN e. ~ north OF range four
~ west, except strip of land of north side
belonging to the Chicago, saginaw and Cam
ada IL H. Co., containing eighty acres of land
more or less. Thi> sale will be made subject
20 the principal sum OF Ss4G. 90 not yet due. and
interest on the same from oct 2lst $50
Dated June II, 1851
WILLIAM u. CLARK, Mortgagce,
GRO. 7. STONE, Attorney for Mortgage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

An oldtimc Washington harkccpcr gives
some interesting facts lie says that
Stanton could stand more liquor without
showing the effects than any one he ever
saw. Lincoln liked mild whisky punch,
with plenty Of sugar. Seward drank
claret. Johnson wa, fond OF Tennessee
whisky. Hayes likes whisky, bat drank
little while in the " hitc House. In Co.
lumbus Rutherford used To- be one of The
boys. Garfield could stand about ~
much stimulant as Stanton. Armro
drink was brandy and Soda There, only
one tcetotalcr in The present cabinet and
that is Garland. Whitney, Hy..oI H.
are very large, owing To ms liberal
hospitality. Altogether, there is not half
rs much bar roO1i drinking AT the Capital
Is there was twenty yeai, 40.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council met in regular session at the
Clerks Office June u. 1857. Present,
the President and Trustees Hawkins
Pulfrey and Smith, absent Trustees
Montigel. Mcleod and Green; minutes
Of last meeting read and approved.
Petition OF Alma College and Jas. \.
StuttZ sewer presented and on motion
laid on the table for one week.
CNerbal petition Of Chief Fire Depart
ment Neil FOR permission 10 take hose
cart and three hundred feet OF hose to
Ithaca on the 4th. of July presented,
and on motion permission granted.
Claims.
J. W. Mcleod, wood ...........Si.G 90
b. II. Lane. engineer, ........... -
j. b. Parker, marshal ........... 2O.SO
kelSo Bros. Material for tiIemans hall
$500
b. ;. Webb, expense 10 Lansing 1890
On motion said claims allowed at
footing and clerk instructed to draw
orders. whom there is money in proper
fund.
On motion the clerk instructed to
draw order for $1,000 for w. Brown.
On motion the clerk instructed 10
have printed 1000 street labor receipts
for use Of the street commissioned.
Montigel appears;
On motion sidewalk ordered on south
side of NJ. Z. Ely's addition to the vii
age Of Alma.
Moved and supported that the vote
Of May 3, by which Starks and Pike
were granted permission to tap the
Superior street sewer. when tax is paid
be reconsdered, motion prevailed.
On motion petition amended by
striking out the words "when tax is
paid.
On motion the committee on sewer
and drainage instructed 10 proceed
with the work Of conducting the water
which flows from the well of G.. Balkhe
and cellar of 4 ZiesSe into main sewer
in accordance with resolution of June
18th.
Council adjourned.
b. ;. WEBB, A. YERINGToN,
President. Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
CHANCERY sALE-state Of Michigan. In

CHANCERY SALE.--State Of Michigan. In
~ pursuance and 10y virtue of final decree
of the circuit court for the county Of Gratiot,
in Chanccry. made and entered on the 9Th day
of March, n. -. lss,, IN a certain cause then
therein pending wherein Nelson L. Rogers,
George ". Townsend ana Oliver {. Townsend,
as executors Of the estate OF Almon Townsend,
deceased are complalnants, and Hiram Town
send Luna Townsend and Harlan Townsend
rs administrators of the estate of Frank L.
Townsend, deceased, are defendants.
Notice j. hereby given, that !, the under
signed one of the circuit court commissioners,
ia and for said county. will sell at public auct-
ion or venduc To the highest bidder, Mt the
north front door OF the court house. in the
village OF Ithaca. in said county, that being the
place OF holding the circuit court for said
county, on Tuesday, the eth day OF July. A.
ID. lss, AT two O'Clock I'm the afternoon OF that
day. all those certain pieces or parcels of land,
situate, lying and being In the township of
New Haven, county OF Gratiot, and state of
Michigan. known and particularly described as
follows, VIZ; The cast half of the northeast
quarter OF section eleven, and the west half Of
the northwest quarter Of section twelve, and
the southwest quarter of the northeast quar-
ter OF section twelve, all In town ten north, OF
range four west, Michigan, TO satisfy the de-
cree had and recorded ia said cause and the
cOets,
Dated mt Ithaca, May 10, 1857.
GILES T. BROWN,
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for said
County of GratiOt.
LEMCEL CLUTE. COMPLAINANT Solicitor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
Forest Hill.
Editor Eecord:-

Editor HccOrd:-
The Teachers Association. which
convened here last week. was well
attended and we may safely say, was a
grand success. Prof Stilwell SAYS:
The best we ever had. The lecture
Friday evening, by Saginaw gentle
man, was very good.
Wool continues to come in yet. and
Forest Hill will do her share this year
in that direction.
Clover cutting Is the general order q
the work for farmers at the present
time
+. White has hired Seth Frisbee and
will move soon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

An exchange says: Dead rs a door
nail is now obsolete: Dead rs n
business that isn't well advertised. is a
more telling comparison.
An exchange says truly of the North
ern Michigan farmer: The home
steader in Northern Michigan. unlike
his brother homeStcader on Dakota
treeless plains. laughf at the approach
or cold winter. And well he NAV.
His wife and little ones are securely
housed and protected. by roomy. sub
stantlal structures, erected bv his own
hands, out Of material grown ON his
land. What he has for the market
brings fabulous prices. compared with
what his Dakota brother gets: his labor
IS III demand at remuneratiye. wages
during all these months, while the set
tier on these treeless plains Of the far
west is bending his energies in twining
hay for fuel sufficient to keep himself
and family from feeezing."
Below is tbs sta tute of 1883 re
lating To the rebate of road tax farmers
are entitled to- who use wide tire wag-
ons. The law is still in force:
An act to regulate the width Of wag-
ca tires TO be used with lumber wagons.
SECTION l. The Pcoplc NJ he State NJ
MichigaR enact: Thlt all persons who
shall have used only Timber wagons on
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

johnny was sick last summer and had
To stay in the house while there was Il cir.
Gus in town. Naturally it did not swc-lsn
his temper and his mother had 10 talk to
him. My child, " she said, you must
not complain bccau.c you are sick. II is
very wicked Nou want To- 20 to Heaven,
don't YOU" "Ncs'm. hc grOwlcd. "Lut
not tin after the circus. \ little boy can
go 10 Heaven any time, but "a circus amt
Ia town every day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
All trains daily. cxcent SUNDAY.

= TIT SUHUHys
Connections: At Toledo with all lines d.
Vcrgiug; at Manhatten Junction with Wheel
ing Lake Erie: mt Alexi. Junction with NC,
ana l.. ;. VI. 5; AT Monroe Junction with
Adrian Branch l.. :. Il VI. s.; at Dundee with
NJ \ o., ana l.. ;. & NJ. =: at Milan Junction
with Butler division abnsh. st. l.. < p. at
Plttshcid with Ypsilanti branch l.. s & NJ T.;
az Ann Albor with NJ. C.; AT South Lyon with
Line division &. T.; at Howell with d. l.. & n. /;
AT Duiand with {. & G. r., and ID. & NJ; at
Owosso Junction with d. & NJ, and NJ c.; at
at II. LOUIS with ID. l.. & NJ, and ;. V. & St. L. (;
az \ lima with ID. l.. & "; at Mt Pleasant with
+. 4. 81.
W. III. BENNETT, Gen. Pass. & Fr't Aa't.
III. W. ASHLEY, Gcn'l Sup't
\. j. DELoRME, Agent Alma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
ALONZO EAGoN.
Complainant,
IS.
MARY j. EAGOS,
Defendant.

I'm this cause it appearing from affidavit oh
file, that tho defendant herein. Mary j. Eagon.
j. not "a resident of this state, but that she re-
sides is the British Provinces OF North Amer
lea To- wit: At Quccnsvllc, in the county OF
York, ontario, Canada; ana that chanccry
subpoena was regularly issued in said cause,
ANA returned not served for the reason that
she could not bc found within the state;
Therefore on motion of W. A. Bahlkc. com
plainunts solicitor. II j. ordered that the said
dctcndcnt, Mary j. Eagon. cause her appear
Uncc to bc enter herein, within -four months
from the datc OF this order. and ia case of her
appearance that she cause her answer To the
complainant bin of complaint TO bc tlcd, and
a copy thereof 10 be served on the complain.
ants solicitor within twenty days after service
on her of a copy Of said bi aud notice of this
order and in default thereof, said Till be taken
rs confessed 10y the said nonresident defend
ant; and II is further ordered, that within
twenty days from the date hereof, the com
plaiuant cause a notice OF this order to be
published in the Alma RECORD, newspaper
printed, published ana circulating in said
county, and that such publication be contin-
ued ther, In al least once IN each week for six
weeks in succession. OF that he cause a copy
of this order 10 be personally served ON said
nonresident defendant. Mary j. Eagon. at least
twenty days before the time above prescribed
for her appearance.
GILt.S H. brown, Circuit Court Commission.
or, Gratiut County Michigan.
W. \. BAHLKE.
Companants solicitor.
ATRUE COPY. ATTEST,
NJ T.. SALTER.
Register in Chanscry.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

Suit pending in the
Circuit Court for the
County Of GratiOt, In
ChanCcry at the vii
Iagc of Ithaca, the
cOuny seat of said
county. on the sixth
day of June, \. ID.
1hA1.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

CHANCERY ORDER.-Statc of Michigan,
~ Twenty First Judicial Circuit. IN Cham
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
TIME TABLE.

Not. NO.4 Noe
Ac. Elk. Mail
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-16

turer, attorney, physician, and MINI
lister, that the locomotive does to
train of elegant and well.filled cars !;
they would stand still forever if the
engine did not move them.
There is many an honest, and hard
working poor man, who rises himself
and calls his family before sunrise,
three hundred and sixty-fve days in
a year. In nine cases out of ten,
when his children arrive at his age
they will be called up by servants.
A meersctaum pipe and bank book
always quarrel, and the upshot of the
encounter generally is that one puts
the other out of doors,
Work harder at drilling rocks. for
instance, if your employer never vis-
its you than if he frequently does.
He will know of your faithfullness
when he pays for drills.
The poverty of childhood is more
frequently than otherwise the step
ping stone to wealth.
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The Mormons Denounced as Traitors

CHICAGO, July GA dispatch
from Salt Lake City says in regard
to the Fourth of July celebration that
the Grand Army of the Republic re-
fused to join with the Mormons in
celebrating the day and adopted the
following resolution:
We. as old soldiers, believe that
the first duty of every citizen, and
more especially of every member Of
our order, is allegiance to his coun-
try and his flag, and that furthermore
in all questions of loyalty and pa
triotism no person, on whom the
staiu of treason rests, can be recog-
nized by our order, and as all NOR
mons are clearly within this rule and
have given us demonstrations of this
act within the last two years by low.
ering the flag of our country to half
mast on the anniversary of our Ma
tional independence. and have as yet
given US no signs of repentance of
their disIoyal and dastardly act, be
it resolved that James B. Mexican,
Post No. 1. Department of Utah, G.
A. r.. refuse to accept the invitation
to join in the forthcoming Mormon
and Gentle conglomerate celebra.
ton of July 4th, 1887, at Salt Lake
City, Utah, because in so doing we
would be compelled to associate with
and join in exercises to celebrate that
great National holiday with people
whom we know to be traitors to their
country and their flag.
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A Generous and Extensive Loan.

An earnest Christian lady makes
the following offer to our readers -
III will loan, free of postal and all
charges to such of your readers as
will promise careful reading and to
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book which in interesting style
shows the Bible to be a self-inter-
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tilted reason and common sense.
81 want to put this book into the
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The light of this precious little vol
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Mrs. G. B. LEMUELs,
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Business Barometer.

NEW YORK, July 8.-R. G. Dun &
Co. in their weekly review of trade
says: The business of a broken week
has been on the whole encouraging.
The prospects with which the half
year opens are generally satisfactory,
and yet financial uncertainties are
not entirely removed, and there re-
main great speculative operations
which disturb and threaten. Crop
prospects are good, though reliable
reports of injury from drought and
and bugs come from Western Ne
braska. Southern reports are uni
formly favorable as to cotton. Wheat
has been in large demand, the ex-
ports from Atlantic ports having
reached 100000 bushels for five
weeks, but the supply carried over is
about as was anticipated. Califor-
MIA carries over anout 100000 with
prices at 80 per cent above the parity
of Liverpool-a situation which may
have significant consequences-but
holders talk of keeping their stock
through the year. AT New York
the great decline which followed the
June corner has invited large export
business, and prices stiffen little.
The weekly output of iron July LIST
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Maxims for Working Men.

A good advertisement for a work
ing man is a seat in church.
The savings bank is safe debtor.
Fifty cents for good lecture is bet
ter than half that sum for circus.
Dress neatly. A well clothed man
commands favor and respect, while
one in sloyenly attire can hardly bor-
row his neighbours saw horse.
If you wish to personally compre-
bend the compIetest meaning of the
old adage-a fool and his money are
soon parted-buy lottery ticket.
Meyer sacrifice money for what
people will say, 1t is better to buy
a fair piece of beef for fifteen cents a
pound and leave the sir-loin for some
other man, who would buy your
kind except for the name.
Be honest a stove cold is better
than a stove hot with stolen fuel.
The laboring man holds the same
relation to the merchant, manufac-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-16
Only one Issue in Maryland.

At the Forthcoming election in
Maryland there will be but one issue.
and that will be the issue of fair
contest, an untrammeled vote. and
an honest count. All other issues
sink into insignificance beside this
one, and the honest. voters of the
state have risen en- n1dSSe to demand
that this question shall be decided
before others are taken hold of.
Is it not vain to think of other
questions until the securement of an
honest ballot has been accomplished ?
That is what the people have asked
themselves and they have answered
it. With a corrupt ballot it is a
mockery to talk of effecting needed
reforms, for reform is impossible as
long as combination of rascals count
and declare the votes to suit their sill
FISH purposes. No citizen should vote
for candidate for the Legislature
who is not unequiyocally pledged to
GIG 6uppOIb VI MI CicCblOu law
will practically prevent the dishonest
manipulation of ballot.boxes. The
present defective election law Is the
source of the trouble, and the source
must be reformed before reform can
be expected in the results.
The recent conviction and impris-
onment of corrupt judges and clerks
of election, by means furnished
through the Reform League, have
done much to encourage purifica-
tion of the polls. but what is needed
Is law that will obyiate the neces-
sity OF periodically instituting pro-
ceedings against judges and clerks
who have stuffed boxes with the
names of dead men,
Until fair elections are assured to
them there will be no other substan-
tial issue before the people of Mary
land.-.Bdhimore Herald.
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only just beginning to be discovered.
One of these is the blind Patterson
pension case, and another. that OF
Harvey, the horse claim forger in
the Treasury. Under the spur of
making record hard worked clerks
have been put on overtime without
extra pay, and others goaded into a
sIip-shod and rushing way of doing
business that is criminal in its negli-
gence. 1t is not charged that the new
officials encourage the passage of
claims without close scrutiny. Not
at all. But they compel clerks to
hustle along with such speed that
proper investigation is out of the
question if a man wants to keep his
place.